Close vs c-level-skills
Close is an MCP server published by docker. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). c-level-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alireza Rezvani. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Close | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: not stated No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace alirezarezvani/claude-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 996 Stars (GitHub): 28 271 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Close | c-level-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 28 271 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 996 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.close.com/mcp) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 34 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 20 h ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Close
Streamline sales processes with integrated calling, email, SMS, and automated workflows for small and scaling businesses.
c-level-skills
33 C-level advisory skills (install the separate companion c-level-agents plugin for the persona layer): virtual board of directors (CEO, CTO, COO, CPO, CMO, CFO, CRO, CISO, CHRO) plus General Counsel, CDO, CAIO, CCO, and VP of Engineering (DORA delivery throughput analyzer, engineering hiring funnel calculator with conversion + pipeline gap, eng team structure designer with squad/tribe + manager-trigger), executive mentor, founder coach, orchestration (Chief of Staff, board meetings, decision logger), strategic capabilities (board deck builder, scenario war room, competitive intel, M&A playbook), culture frameworks. The 13 cs-* persona agents + 21 /cs:* slash commands (founder-mode router, office-hours intake, multi-role boardroom, strategic sprint pipeline, cross-model consensus, cooldown freeze) ship in the companion c-level-agents plugin.
How to run each
Close As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http close https://mcp.close.com/mcpRequires: CLOSE_API_KEY (secret)
c-level-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills
/plugin install c-level-skills@claude-code-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Close has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of c-level-skills publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Close · What it can do: c-level-skills · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.